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Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Columbiana

FIPS code
  
39-78890

Elevation
  
338 m

Local time
  
Saturday 7:30 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085903

Population
  
9,957 (2010)

Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Weather
  
4°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 78% Humidity

Area
  
91.94 km² (91.43 km² Land / 52 ha Water)

Unity Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 9,957 people living in the township, 3,971 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Unity Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Springfield Township, Mahoning County - north
  • North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - northeast corner
  • Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - east
  • Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania - southeast
  • Middleton Township - south
  • Elkrun Township - southwest corner
  • Fairfield Township - west
  • Beaver Township, Mahoning County - northwest corner
  • One city and two villages are located in Unity Township:

  • The eastern tip of the city of Columbiana, in the northwest
  • The village of East Palestine, in the southeast
  • The village of New Waterford, in the west
  • Name and history

    It is the only Unity Township statewide.

    The township was organized in 1806.

    Government

    The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

    References

    Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Wikipedia